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VANCOUVER -- A 36-year-old man from Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, died Friday night after he was hit by an avalanche while snowmobiling near Clearwater.

Clearwater RCMP say shortly before 7:30 p.m., authorities received a report of a buried snowmobiler in the back of Red Sand Mountain near Blue River, a small community about 100 kilometres northeast of Clearwater.

RCMP say a group of snowmobilers went into the back bowl of the mountain and were hit by an avalanche. Two snowmobilers were buried in the slide.. Members of the group tried to dig them out and found one person. The second snowmobiler, a 36-year-old man from Lloydminister, Sask., was located but died shortly after from his injuries.

Clearwater Search and Rescue and the BC Coroner were unable to attend the area Friday night because of a high avalanche risk. However, they arrived by helicopter this morning to retrieve the body.

The coroner is investigating. The man’s name has not yet been released.

Parks Canada also reported that a 38-year-old man from Calgary was rescued from an avalanche in Banff National Park on Saturday, but had to be airlifted to hospital in critical condition.

The man was in a group of four skiing in the Helen Shoulder glades when they triggered the slide, burying the man. Using beacons and probes, his companions had him out in 15 minutes and performed CPR until EMS arrived,

An alpine helicopter took him to Lake Louise and then a STARS helicopter transported him to Calgary.

Banff Visitor Safety said a helicopter was also brought in to evacuate an injured ice climber in his 20s near the east end of Lake Minnewanka after an emergency beacon was activated.

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